If Tomorrow Comes vs The Talbot odyssey: Which Should You Read?
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If Tomorrow Comes
“She undressed slowly, dreamily, and when she was naked, she selected a bright negligee to wear so that the blood would not show.”
She's Tracy Whitney. Sidney Sheldon's most exciting heroine ever. Lovely, idealistic, she's soon to enter into a dazzling world of sumptuous wealth, audacious exploits, and narrow escapes--and to a passion, dangerous…
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The Talbot odyssey
For forty years Western intelligence agents have known a terrible secret: the Russians have a mole -- code name Talbot -- inside the CIA. At first, Talbot is suspected of killing European agents. Then a street-smart…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- If Tomorrow Comes is the quickest read — about 7 hours vs 10 for The Talbot odyssey.
- If Tomorrow Comes has the widest readership — 71763 ratings behind its score.
- If Tomorrow Comes reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 6 times.
How to choose
Scores by source
| If Tomorrow Comes | The Talbot odyssey | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (71763) | 3.9 (8257) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (65) | 3.7 (9) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (351) | 4.0 (202) |
Reception
| If Tomorrow Comes | The Talbot odyssey | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 71763 | 8257 |
| Editions | 22 | 27 |
| Citations | 6 | 2 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 33974 | 2547 |
| Reading it now | 3144 | 1821 |
| Written reviews | 2971 | 304 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2126 | 187 |
| Pages | 403 | 544 |